Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral, Asian-inspired design of roses trailing along stylized trellis? Printed in three browns, black, yellow, three reds, blue and metallic gold on ungrounded(?) textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176057

Accession Number: 1985.26.345

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Asian-inspired floral design. Printed in two reds, yellow, brown, blue, green, copper, cold on olive green ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176058

Accession Number: 1985.26.346

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous flowering vine with clover blossoms and holly-like leaves entwined with a ribbon printed with (illegible) script. Bordered above and below by elongated continuous chain. Printed in pink, mauve, rust, two greens, olive green, grey, taupe, and metallic gold on an...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176059

Accession Number: 1985.26.21

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral pattern of peonies and forget-me-nots edged with dentil and stylized floral stripes. Printed in two reds, pink, two blues, three greens, brown, black, and yellow on olive green ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176060

Accession Number: 1985.26.395

Wallpaper

Wallpaper. Bouquet of single rose, buttercups, wild flowers, and grasses separated by sprays of flowers and grasses on a grey striped field. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, lavender, violet, purple, three blues, three greens, orange, red, tan, beige, and two greys on a polished grey ground. Straight ...

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176061

Accession Number: 1985.26.10

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Small clusters of forget-me-nots with grey foliage on a grey imitation silk moire ground. Printed in two blues, perwinkle blue, and three greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176062

Accession Number: 1985.26.11

Wallpaper

Wallpaper. All-over design of flowering rose bush with densely arranged foliage. Printed in red, two pinks, and five greens against a dark green ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176063

Accession Number: 1985.26.12

Wallpaper

Repeating sprays of purple rose buds with grass separated by foliated elements. Printed in pink, two purples, two lavenders, three greens, brown, and grey-green on a grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176064

Accession Number: 1985.26.13

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Repeating trophy within a rose wreath and below an urn filled with roses connected to same motif with floral garlands. Printed in three browns, three pinks, red, three greens, two lavenders, and two greys on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176065

Accession Number: 1985.26.14AB

Wallpaper

Two rows of repeating sprays of roses, purple flowers, and grasses separated by rosebuds. Printed in two pinks, rose, red, four greens, three purples, three browns, tan, ochre, and grey on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176066

Accession Number: 1985.26.15

Wallpaper

Flower bouquet of poppies, cornflower, wheat, and morning glories suspended from a cord and separated by daisies tied with a cord. Printed in red, two oranges, three blues, two fuschias, three greens, tan, brown, white, and grey on a grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176067

Accession Number: 1985.26.16

Wallpaper

Repeating sprigs of red flowers separated by small blue flower sprigs. Printed in two pinks, red, orange, maroon, two greens, and blue on a dark grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176068

Accession Number: 1985.26.17

Wallpaper

Repeating plaques of bow, arrows, and quiver framed by arabesques and lattice draped with floral garlands. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, lavender, tan, metallic gold, four greens, grey and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176069

Accession Number: 1985.26.18

Wallpaper

Alternating sprays of daisies and morning glories and daisies and asters separated by grisaille rose sprigs. Printed in three greys, white, two pinks, two lavenders, yellow, ochre, and orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176070

Accession Number: 1985.26.19

Wallpaper

Continuous band of pink roses and yellow blossoms bordered above and below by foliated tongue and dart moulding. Printed in two pinks, mauve, olive green, tan, ochre, beige, aqua blue, and metallic gold on a light olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176071

Accession Number: 1985.26.210

Wallpaper

Scrolling foliage with berries and blossoms against a striped chevron design. Printed in olive green, raw umber, burnt umber, ochre, pink, rust, two blues, beige, tan, and metallic gold on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176072

Accession Number: 1985.26.211

Wallpaper

Continuous stylized flowers with geometric patterns on a brown flocked field. Printed in two olive greens and metallic gold on a dark green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176073

Accession Number: 1985.26.212

Wallpaper

Band of continuous crimson plumes edged with rows of beading and printed above egg and dart moulding. Printed in crimson, maroon, peach, pale green, and burnt sienna on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176074

Accession Number: 1985.26.213

Wallpaper

Sprays of red roses and daisies rendered realistically, bordered below by maroon band with black dots. Printed in red, white, grey, maroon, and two greens on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1884

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176075

Accession Number: 1985.26.219

Wallpaper

Stylized sunflowers entwining a trellis bordered above and below by a row of billet. Printed in tan, beige, green, black, brown, and metallic pink on an embossed olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176076

Accession Number: 1985.26.22

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry design of thick stems and stylized flowers. Printed in dark green, olive, two blues, mauve, rust, brown, tan, burnt sienna, and black on a dark brown ground over printed with black pin stripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176077

Accession Number: 1985.26.220

Wallpaper

Tapestry stylized flowers bordered above and below by geometric elements. Printed in green, olive, tan, burnt sienna, pink, and black against a metallic gold field on olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176078

Accession Number: 1985.26.226

Wallpaper

Conitnuous band of vine with red roses. Printed in red, maroon, black, two olive greens, ochre, and metallic gold on an olive ground and embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176079

Accession Number: 1985.26.227

Wallpaper

Spray of tulips and spring flowers with beetle against a crazed field on a varnished yellow ground. Printed in red, rose, two blues, yellow, tan, two greens, ochre, and grey.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176080

Accession Number: 1985.26.231

Wallpaper

Roses and stylized flowers sprouting from densely arranged foliate scrolls. Printed in two greens, tan, taupe, grey, and pink on beige and liquid mica embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176081

Accession Number: 1985.26.24

Wallpaper

Continuous band of daffodils and stylized flowers bordered above and below by rows of reels. Printed in brown, raw umber, taupe, blue, and yellow and over printed with dark brown vertical pinstripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176082

Accession Number: 1985.26.26

Wallpaper

Repeating pink and red geraniums and yellow blossoms against a metallic gold field. Printed in pink, red, yellow, two greens, tan, and metallic gold on a pale yellow embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176083

Accession Number: 1985.26.298

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Larger-scaled pattern of scrolled foliage and peony blossoms. Prints in brown, metallic gold on beige ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176084

Accession Number: 1985.26.321

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers and undulating stripe paper, with waffle shape background. Prints in 2 blues, red, metallic gold, gray on brown ungrounded paper. Overprinted with pattern of black dots.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176085

Accession Number: 1985.26.324

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Larger-scale design consisting of scrolled foliage and peoniesl Prints in 2 browns, metallic gold on green ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176086

Accession Number: 1985.26.326

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale floral pattern. Central motif is a bouquet of peony, tulip, iris, and rose set within classically shaped bowl or vase. Prints in 3 greens, 2 browns, 2 mauves, red, pink, cream, and metallic gold on light-brown ground. Overprinted with pattern of dark purple (?) or black ho...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176087

Accession Number: 1985.26.329

Wallpaper

Repeating grid of floral medallions in imitation of brocade. Printed in orange, maroon, and metallic gold on an embossed olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176088

Accession Number: 1985.26.33

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Basket of roses and ribbon suspended from a spray of roses by a tasseled cord. Printed in tan, burnt sienna, beige, two greens, and metallic gold on a navy, embossed ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176089

Accession Number: 1985.26.353

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bouquet of stylized roses and carnations framed by broad foliate scrolls, ornamented with chevrons and diaper patterns. Printed in cream and beige on a grey-green, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176090

Accession Number: 1985.26.354

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of roses and anemones surrounded by scrolls with foliate and floral terminals. Printed in two brown, tan, and metallic gold on an embossed, ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176091

Accession Number: 1985.26.355

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of large-scale peonies and stylized flower sprigs enclosed within a losenge formed by a flowering vine entwined with a lace ribbon. Printed in maroon, mauve, pink, tan, two browns, two blues, peach, cream, white and metallic gold, and over printed with black pin stripes...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176092

Accession Number: 1985.26.356

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale foliage and tropical flowers printed in brown, two blue-greens, olive, seinna, rust, black, beige, and grey on an embossed, dark grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176093

Accession Number: 1985.26.357

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of roses, carnations, lilacs and berries printed in maroon, red, mauve, pink, four greens, raw sienna, and taupe on a cream colored ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176094

Accession Number: 1985.26.359

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Petite sprays of roses, carnations, cornflowers and berried stems tied with blue ribbons against a field of grey pin stripes. Printed in two pinks, two blues, yellow, ochre, two greens, and grey on a light grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176095

Accession Number: 1985.26.360

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Trailing floral vine separating repeating rose stems against a field of geometric stripes. Printed in pink, yellow, white, two browns, green and grey on a blue-grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176096

Accession Number: 1985.26.361

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of blue liquid mica, trailing lace ribbons entwined with brown flowering vines and accented with small floral bouquets. Printed in cream, taupe, two browns, ochre, two yellows, two pinks, green and two blues on a blue, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176097

Accession Number: 1985.26.362

Wallpaper

Paper with pointed arches, trefoils and quatrefoils, fleur- de-lis and shields with stylized dragons. Printed in mauve-pink, black on a beige mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176098

Accession Number: 1985.26.363

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of joined borders. Repeating urn-like vessels with daisy and foliage bordered by rows of geometric shape. Printed in metallic gold, copper, two blues, ochre, and orange.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176249

Accession Number: 1985.26.351

Wallpaper

Unused frieze border. Alternating, inverted anthemion bordered above and below by continuous band of geometric lunettes. Printed in maroon, orange, green and olive on a burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176250

Accession Number: 1985.26.619

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale parrot tulips alternating with roses on a field of matte and metallic green stripes. Printed in black, maroon, fuscia, mauve, pink, white, taupe, tan, four greens, blue and lavender on ungrounded, embossed paper. Incomplete repeat. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176251

Accession Number: 1985.26.563

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Aesthetic style paper with dense, stylized flowers and foliage (possibly tulips). Printed in two greens, red, blue, black, and metallic gold on olive green ground. Pebble textured paper. Drop repeat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176252

Accession Number: 1985.26.496

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating wreaths of roses draped with ribbons and rose garlands. Printed in white, ivory, tan and metallic gold on a dark green field and embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176253

Accession Number: 1985.26.98